1 injured after driver runs through stop sign before crashing into multiple cars near Bluff Park, police say
Authorities allege the driver, who had previously been convicted of a felony DUI, was driving under the influence at the time of the crash.
WATCHDOG TODAY: LB reports dip in homelessness, TB outbreak contained, CSULB walks out
From an update on the plan to create an LGBTQ+ corridor to a proposal to speed up hiring in Long Beach, here are today's headlines.
CSULB students, faculty walk out of class amid ongoing demands to divest from Israel, defense contractors
Dozens of campus members walked out of their classrooms again on Wednesday to demand that the university disclose its investments to the public.
Police investigate shooting death near Cambodia Town
Long Beach police officers found a man with gunshot wounds to his upper body just after midnight on Wednesday.
Proposed Charter change to speed up hiring in Long Beach goes to committee
Officials say the changes could significantly speed up hiring in the city, which has taken an average of seven months to fill vacancies.
Long Beach homeless population dropped slightly since 2023, but city leaders say they’re not taking ‘victory lap’
The annual homeless count, which was held in January, found 3,376 people in the city without permanent housing; nearly three quarters of them are unsheltered.
Improvements on proposed LGBTQ+ corridor could be slow, costly, report says
City Council members asked for a cultural corridor in June 2022, but a report says it could be two more years before the first projects are completed.
Long Beach officials say TB outbreak contained, months of care awaits those infected
City Council members were briefed on the Tuberculosis outbreak Tuesday by the city's health officer who declared a local health emergency earlier this month.
An industrial facility is going up near Long Beach Airport, with more projects in the works, developer says
The Goodman Group, owner and developer of 93 acres on the west side of the airfield, is considering more projects over the next five years.
North Long Beach opens new education center offering tuition-free courses
The center offers workforce training, an open-use computer lab, free classes, support for entrepreneurs and more.
Column: How I contributed to a Pulitzer win
Fernando Haro Garcia shares how his experience covering catastrophic storms for Lookout Santa Cruz last year led to his winning journalism’s most prestigious award.
Long Beach to vote on local health emergency as potentially hundreds exposed in tuberculosis outbreak
The city's health department is asking the Long Beach City Council to approve a local emergency declared last week as TB cases have increased locally.
Police ask for help finding 74-year-old man with mental conditions
Henry Folse was last seen in front of his home near Downtown Saturday morning.
UPDATE: 7 injured, 4 critically outside North Long Beach nightclub in suspected gang shooting
Long Beach police are investigating a mass shooting on South Street just west of Paramount Boulevard.
Man riding electric scooter dies after being hit by car in Belmont Heights, police say
Police say the man rode the scooter through a stop sign in the area of Ximeno Avenue near Shaw Street before the driver of the Ford C-Max that was driving south on Ximeno Avenue struck him.
Mayor pitches array of housing proposals, including broader requirement for low-income housing production
New developments in Downtown and Midtown have had to include affordable units since 2021, which officials say hasn’t tamped down housing production. Projects approved before 2021 were exempt.